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An unnamed teenager holds her son at the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women in Bangkok March 7, 2013. Thailand's teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Southeast Asia after neighbouring Laos, according to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Thai Public Health Ministry. In fa

An un-named 16-year-old teenager rest with her one-month-old son at the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women in Bangkok March 7, 2013. Thailand's teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Southeast Asia after neighbouring Laos, according to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Th